Do I need EDI for a retail dropship programme?
Usually yes, or an equivalent API integration the retailer approves. Dropship runs on a continuous document exchange — inventory feeds so the retailer only sells what exists, orders flowing to you in real time, and shipment confirmations with tracking returned inside a tight window. Manual handling fails on volume and on timing.
The inventory feed is the part that decides whether the programme works. An hourly 846 against a fast-moving catalog still lets the retailer sell something you shipped forty minutes ago, and every one of those is a cancellation penalty.
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